Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent have entered in a four-year agreement expected to be worth US$4 billion for Alcatel-Lucent wireless network architecture and services to support Verizon Wireless' ongoing 3G network expansion and 4G/LTE network build out.  

Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide infrastructure solutions spanning its entire portfolio including end-to-end CDMA and LTE radio network solutions; IP, optical and microwave backhaul and transport; complete portfolio of professional and network integration services.

“Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent have enjoyed a strong history dating back to the introduction of CDMA, which remains a viable technology today as we’re now enabling Verizon to evolve to the next generation that is 4G/LTE,” said Robert Vrij, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s Americas Region.